GFS pups: Dream 180 / Memphis Alnico 2 Rickenbacker?

Noisy Cat · Post by **Noisy Cat** » Sat Jun 23, 2012 3:01 pm

Hello, I'm gonna be modding a Squier Cyclone and am considering one of these two pups for the bridge. Anyone ever tried them?

Dream 180 (apparently two P90s in a humbucker)

Memphis Alnico 2 Rickenbacker (always wanted a Rick...)

mkt3000 · Post by **mkt3000** » Sat Jun 23, 2012 4:32 pm

I've had the Dream 180 before, but I actually prefer the Dream 90. It's quiet enough for me that I don't need the second coil.

Nick · Post by **Nick** » Sat Jun 23, 2012 4:53 pm

I hear terrific things about the Dream 90.

I have some of their now-discontinued GFS Brooklyn pickups (which were Hi-Lo tron clones I believe) in my old Ovation Tornado. I dig em.

I'd be a little skeptical with a Rickenbacker pickup, as I really feel a lot of what makes a Ric a Ric is the construction. That said never tried a Ric pickup in another guitar either.

Noisy Cat · Post by **Noisy Cat** » Sat Jun 23, 2012 5:08 pm

Nick wrote:a lot of what makes a Ric a Ric is the construction

Oh yeah I know that; I'm just intrigued by the idea. I wanna try something a bit different with this guitar.

George · Post by **George** » Sat Jun 23, 2012 5:24 pm

Have wanted retrotrons for ages. I'd go with it. Even if it's not a Ric you will still get a nice jangle with a bolt on neck, strat bridge and an alnico 2 low output bucker. Plus they look fantastic.

The Dream 180 is supposed to be leagues better than the Dream 90 afaik

paul_ · Post by **paul_** » Sat Jun 23, 2012 8:23 pm

George wrote:The Dream 180 is supposed to be leagues better than the Dream 90 afaik

But isn't it a humbucker vs single coil?

I got AMAZINGLY lush and pretty tones using a Dream 90 in the neck position of an SG. Sounded Fendery, P90 Goldtoppy and everything in between with a tweak of the tone knob.

Bacchus · Post by **Bacchus** » Sat Jun 23, 2012 9:35 pm

I was under the impression that the Dream-90 and Dream-180 had nothing at all to do with each other other than the name, that the Dream-90 is a humbucker sized P-90 clone (and a good'un at that) and the Dream-180 a jangly humbucker.

I really want a set of Dream-180s for my DeArmond M-65.

Noisy Cat · Post by **Noisy Cat** » Mon Jun 25, 2012 1:22 pm

Thanks all.

Meh, I've gone for IronGear instead.

P-90s for bridge and neck; coil-split rails in the middle.